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Live Export ban: 4 of 6

NFF passes vote of no confidence in the Federal Government, citing the timeline to shut down the live sheep trade as the "final straw". Credit: Mark Saunders.

Farm leaders pass a vote of no confidence

NFF says the live sheep export ban timeline is "the final straw".

22 May 2024

An Episode 3 survey last year found 71 per cent of respondents from the live sheep export supply chain preferred a phaseout timeline of over 10 years. Credit: Episode 3.

Live sheep export: phaseout or freak out?

Episode 3 responds to the Federal Government’s live sheep export phase out deadline.

17 May 2024

NFF president, David Jochinke, said the group of farm industry leaders turned their backs on the ag minister at the industry budget breakfast, just "like he turned his back on farmers." Credit: NFF.

Farm leaders walk out on Watt

Peak industry bodies abandoned yesterday's budget breakfast in protest of the sheep trade shutdown.

15 May 2024

Live sheep trade shutdown announcements sparks fears cattle could be next. Credit: Mark Saunders.

Fears grow for live cattle exports

With a date set to end live sheep exports, the industry is concerned cattle may be next.

15 May 2024

ALEC CEO, Mark Harvey-Sutton denounced the Government’s announcement of the package for the phase out of live sheep by sea as a disgrace. Credit: Tom Dawkins, ALEC.

Government sets live sheep export end date

Live sheep exports will end in 2028, with the ban to be legislated in this term of parliament.

13 May 2024

RSPCA has been granted access to old live export footage. Credit: Tom Dawkins, Australian Live Exporters Council.

RSCPA granted access to old live export footage

The Freedom of Information Commissioner has granted RSPCA access to live export footage from 2018.

19 April 2024

ALEC has condemned politicisation of the MV Bahijah issue, saying any moves to use it as an attempt to further the Government’s proposed ban on live sheep exports would be cheap, callous, and cynical. Photo credit: Tom Dawkins, courtesy of ALEC.

MV Bahijah situation sparks calls to set the trade's end date

A motion was moved in parliament yesterday to set a date for the end of the live sheep trade.

07 February 2024

Australian Livestock Exporters' Council (ALEC) has called blatant lies about the MV Bahijah issue. Photo courtesy of ALEC.

ALEC condemns live export lies

ALEC has condemned "blatant lies" about conditions on the MV Bahijah and the industry as a whole.

02 February 2024

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